§ 70.28.005 Health officials, broad powers to protect public health
§ 70.28.008 Definitions
§ 70.28.010 Health care providers required to report cases
§ 70.28.020 Record of reports
§ 70.28.025 Secretary’s administrative responsibility — Scope
§ 70.28.031 Powers and duties of health officers
§ 70.28.032 Due process standards for testing, treating, detaining — Reporting requirements — Training and scope for skin test administration
§ 70.28.033 Treatment, isolation, or examination order of health officer — Violation — Penalty
§ 70.28.035 Order of health officer — Refusal to obey — Application for superior court order
§ 70.28.037 Superior court order for confinement of individuals having active tuberculosis
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 70.28 - Control of tuberculosis

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.